Wichita eagle., 1887-09-15
A SECOND LIFT
At the Big Load Of Business Be-
fore the Council,
Accommodating in the Short Vacation
Fighting Steam Motors The
FLEA Movement"


city council last evening with his honor il
the chair. and Councilmen Healy, johnson
Derby, Brown, Buckridge and Kenyon pres
emit. It was the prediction of one of tn
couucilmen before the session commenced
that there would be nothing done, as tn
very air itself seemed militant and the verl
elements at war with each other. The lobby
was quite well filled with gentlemen whit
were anxiously waiting for action concern
ing certain matters.
i A complaint was read against citizen OF
Wichita street, near Second street, wht
keeps thirty-four dogs in and about his resi-
dence. The animals keep up a noise at al
hours of the night and the petitioners wer,
very much concerned about thu
matter and asked for immediate
action. The matter was referred to sanitary
policeman with the request that he 'abatt
the nuisance" AS the council have LITTLE
authority nowadays over the police the
matter was put in a mild form.
A petition was presented asking that {
hole on Macon street between Fifth and Mead
avenues, be filled up. The hole was made by
the Santa Fe company in getting sand. The
matter was referred.
A petition was presented asking that the
electric railway company be compelled to
elevate their wires on Pine street so that q
two-story building can be moved under
them. Along the street the wire in many
places, it is claimed, is too low to allow any
two-story house to be moved. On amotion
of Buckridge the prayers Of the petitition
W ere granted and the company requested to
elevate their wires
Mr.. Charles C.. Willard offered to do some
grading on james street for such price but
the council not wishing to grade there refer
red the matter to the public improvement
committee.
A petition was submitted by Ennes &
Y Dung asking that the council grant per-
mission to put an arch over Main street in
front OF the museum. The petition was
granted. The arch will be twenty-five feet
high.
Steinhauser and Merkle asked the privilege
of running switch from the Santa Fe to
their business establishment on Fifth avenue.
The matter was referred to the railroad> om-
mittee
Mr.. Z. Goldberg submitted a proposition
for furnishing the city with two hundred
vapor lights for 81. rs per month. The mat
ter was referred to the gas committee. Mr..
Goldberg claims to have a patent on his
system of lighting.
A petition asking for an electric light on
the corner of Market and Waterman streets
was referred to the gas committee.
A petition from Emporia avenue asked
that the council not allow any motor line on
that avenue north of Douglas avenue, think
ing that the lines deprecated property. The
remonstrance was received and placed on
| file.
Several sidewalk petitions were introduced
and passed upon. The most mammoth
| string of sidewalk called for extends from
Hydraulic avenue to Hillside avenue, on the
| north side of Douglas avenue When the
petition was read the counuil got up quite a
long smile, but after the small display of red
tape common on such important questions,
the sidewalk was ordered and property owners
given sixty days to complete the work.
While the immense pile of side walk petitions
were disposed of, the crowd was quite i'm
patient but Councilman Derby gave rather
interesting exhibition with his yellow dog
There was come discussion about the level
of the side walk in front of the Barnes block
on east Douglas. 1t is over six inches higher
than that of the Kansas Furniture company
adjoining on the south. The matter was re-
| ferred to the public improvement committee
with power to act. The city engineer will
be required to give the grade of work and
the matter settled probably today.
| A side walk was ordered on Central ave-
nue. west of James street to the river
A petition was submitted signed by prop
erty owners on Market street asking
| that steam motors be not allowed torun over
the track OF the thought-to-b be electric rail-
way. They did not object to the electric
railway, nor would they protest against horse
power, but earnestly asked that steam motors
be forbidden by the council.
An ordinance was introduced forbidding
| the use of steam as a motor on the track of
| the Wichita & Suburban line south of Thlr-
| tenth street.
Johnson-Move it be referred TO the rail-
road committee
Buckridge-Secondt the motion.
Attorney Mcore-It has been in the hands
OF the railroad committee sincelast meeting,
| and | hope that action will be taken tonight.
Attorney. Douglass hope the council
will not act on that ordinance until the
| company has chance TO confer with the
council or railway committe
Attorney Moore-Mr. Douglass was at the
last meeting of the council and has seen
some members of the railway committe. The
matter has been thoroughly examined by
the committe and the company itself has
been given chance to say all it desires.s
Mr.. Healy-The commute reports here by
this ordinance
Mr.. Kenyon-Would like to hear the city
attorney speak on this question. l don't
know how we can do away with steam be.
fore it is tried, according to the original
ordinance.
City Attorney-It is very clear in the
original ordinance that the council can do
away with the steam motor if it is decided
injurious.s 1t is not often that legislative
bodies do away with thing before knowing
what it is. The council undoubtedly has the
power to..make the change provided it is ad-
Judged injurious. The court might say the
council could not Judge before seeing it.
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| councilshas power 10 make the change. You